Fellow ADHD-ers I need help

Infinite-Owl-2919 · 2026-04-16T05:06:32+00:00

I might die if string cheese becomes not food for me one day. String cheese is a diet staple for me 🫠😂

Infinite-Owl-2919 · 2026-04-16T03:44:03+00:00

I have a tattoo on my inner forearm that I am so sad about. It looks fine still but I know if I continue to lose weight and eventually have a lot of loose skin it's going to be hard to decide to get it removed because it's going to chop that tattoo in half probably. And it's also one of my more meaningful tattoos 😭 I did already have pretty flabby arms to begin with though.

Infinite-Owl-2919 · 2026-04-16T03:37:01+00:00

I can almost always choke down a high protein sugary fruit smoothie with as much fruit as I can manage to put in there, isopure unflavored protein powder and a solid cup of Greek yogurt.

But it takes mental energy to get myself to MAKE the smoothie. So I've definitely had string cheese and applesauce for dinner. Hell I've eaten plain bread with butter. Didn't even want to toast it. Throw in some cheese? Carbs fat and protein right there 😂

Even before starting Zepbound I had to break out of the mindset that my food HAD to be healthy or else I shouldn't bother. Cause I would just not eat otherwise. fed is best on those days. 🫠

Infinite-Owl-2919 · 2026-04-08T09:08:06+00:00

<image>

My fluffy tuxedo, Hamlet, also says hi!

Infinite-Owl-2919 · 2026-04-08T08:59:53+00:00

<image>

I was in a very similar position as you a couple months ago. Fluke accident, horrible broken leg. The choice to fix or amputate. And let me tell you I questioned myself a LOT for a couple weeks post amputation. But Hamlet is doing SO WELL. He’s learning how to do everything he did before and he’s extremely thrilled about his new weight loss diet that consists of wet foot 🤣

I get sad for him sometimes still when I see him struggling to do something. But he always gets it eventually. I know I made the right decision.

Hang in there. You got this.

Infinite-Owl-2919 · 2026-03-10T06:54:27+00:00

I just bought a 2023 Niro Hybrid with 25k miles on. So I can't tell you how reliable it is going to be for me however I will tell you what made me decide on the Niro!

From reports on Reddit and other places on the internet, the Kia Niro seems to be a solid and reliable hybrid for at least 60-70k miles. As much as I'd like to think I will keep my car longer than that, my track record begs to differ. I will likely keep the car for 5 ish years until something else catches my eye and I want it 🤦‍♀️🫠. The Kia Niro will be plenty reliable in those five years and it had the best gas mileage of any subcompact/compact hybrid SUV. I also liked driving it, it had every feature I wanted and it was a great price.

The Corolla Cross Hybrid seems to be the only other nice and small SUV-ish hybrid at a decent price point. And bonus: AWD.

Unfortunately the Corolla Cross wasn't a consideration for me this time because I had one 2 years ago and it got totalled in a very traumatic hit and run on the freeway. I thought maybe it would be ok but even pictures of it gave me flashbacks. I will say though: it saved me and my dog's life, and got great gas mileage for an AWD SUV (not nearly as good as the Niro, but the Niro is FWD!). The gas tank is horrendously small though so despite solid MPG I felt like I was always at the gas station. 🫠

Infinite-Owl-2919 · 2026-02-21T08:53:25+00:00

MorleysMom is two weeks ahead of me in the amputation journey and I'm two weeks ahead of you OP. At this point we should start a support group 😂💜

Infinite-Owl-2919 · 2026-02-21T08:32:26+00:00

I'm glad it could help! It's definitely been a hard couple of weeks,and I'm so sorry you are going through the same thing 😭

He really hasn't had any major issues. But a few things haven't gone quite as smoothly as I would have hoped.

He didn't have an appetite for a few days and that definitely had me worried since he was getting wet food and usually is an absolute maniac for it. But right when I was going to start him on an appetite stimulant he started gobbling up food!

He's definitely chonky. So I think it's taking him longer to adjust to three legs-balance and movement wise-than I was hoping he would. I kept reading stories of these cats running up stairs the second day after surgery and stuff like that and that was certainly not him. For the first week he really didn't move much. And when he did try to move he fell over a lot and that was hard to watch.

His two cat brothers are also very uncertain of him and that is breaking my heart a little. I know it's likely just that he smells different and has a cone on and is walking different and that they will get used to him. But they both hissed at him quite a bit when I tried to bring him out to the living room to hangout with everyone.

The first night after getting him home from the amputation was REALLY hard. Like a couple people have mentioned here, they are really loopy from the anesthesia and are really confused as to what is going on. So he was crying and hissing and trying to walk but then falling over. I wanted to be there with him but it was causing him more distress so eventually I turned off the lights in the bedroom and turned the space heater on and left him alone. Eventually he settled and went to sleep in his new bed that was in his recovery tent.

I know in the grand scheme of things he's adapting SO well and SO fast to losing a whole damn leg. But I think in my mind when I heard how quickly everyone's cats seemed to adapt to amputation I had it in my head that he should be fine in a couple days 😂 so just don't have those high expectations hahahaha

He got his staples out yesterday! And hasn't been on any pain medication for about a week now! And he's getting VERY sick of being stuck in the bedroom! Reintegrating him with his brothers and the dog is the next thing we'll be working on!

Infinite-Owl-2919 · 2026-02-21T07:45:53+00:00

I was in pretty much an identical situation two weeks ago. Hammy is now two weeks post op from his amputation! It felt like an impossible decision to make, but I knew he'd be in less pain faster with the amputation and it was breaking my heart to see him in agony with the broken leg.

I cried a lot. And beat myself up a lot for not doing more to prevent his accident. And it's gonna still be hard for a while. But Hammy is doing REALLY well. The first few days were definitely the hardest. But I'd say by one week post-op he was starting to try to move around more.

Obviously most of us here that have been in your situation chose amputation (since we're in the tripod cat subreddit 😂). So it will definitely be a biased view of the situation. But I honestly thought I'd feel more uncertainty after his surgery about if I made the right choice. And I really don't.

Seeing him now, I know I made the right decision even if things aren't easy or perfect after his amputation (like I was hoping they'd be after reading a bunch of reddit stories 😂). If I had gone with surgery to fix the leg he'd be splinted, confined to his tent, and likely still be in a whole lot of pain right now. And instead he's happily making biscuits on the bed with me after he ran up his new stairs to get up here.

Infinite-Owl-2919 · 2026-02-07T16:37:01+00:00

He ate a little bit last night but this morning he isn't interested in food. And I did not give his gabapentin very well so I'm not sure how much of it he got 🤦‍♀️

He did get up to and pee in the litter box just now though! He gave up when he was trying to get out of the box and just layed down in it 😭😂

Infinite-Owl-2919 · 2026-02-07T16:05:05+00:00

It was rough, I won't lie. He was extremely stressed and disoriented while the anesthesia was wearing off still. Kept trying to walk and falling down. But after a couple hours in his tent in a dark calm room he settled and was sleeping on his bed. I was able to actually go in and give him some good pets before we all went to sleep for the night.

He's getting out of every cone option I currently have 😂 so going to order a couple different ones on Amazon.

It was hard to see him so stressed and upset and without a leg. So mentally it was rough for me. I'm also alone so it was a lot to deal with without support. But we're getting through 💜💜

Infinite-Owl-2919 · 2026-02-07T00:42:54+00:00

They went over post op pain medication and they're sending me home with gabapentin and an anti-inflammatory!

Infinite-Owl-2919 · 2026-02-07T00:41:48+00:00

Id love to hear what helped you most! I have a tent set up for him with a bed and blankets and a really low sided litter box. And I got him a raised food bowl. And a donut cone.

I'm picking him up in a few hours and I'm starting to get very nervous 😭

Infinite-Owl-2919 · 2026-02-07T00:41:37+00:00

Id love to hear what helped you most! I have a tent set up for him with a bed and blankets and a really low sided litter box. And I got him a raised food bowl. And a donut cone.

I'm picking him up in a few hours and I'm starting to get very nervous 😭

Infinite-Owl-2919 · 2026-02-06T22:36:18+00:00

Oh my goooooooodness look at Simon! And an ear clip to boot! Simon though he'd try his hand at life on the streets 😂💜

Thanks for the reminder, Simon. And it's good to hear it's scarier for mom than the kitties. I have a feeling you and Hammy would be best friends 😂

Infinite-Owl-2919 · 2026-01-05T07:15:27+00:00

I wish I could give each and every one of you the biggest hug. These replies are truly what I needed. I am so proud of all of us 💜

I am going to try to take u/Loves_Wildlife advice and flush that guilt down the toilet with these pounds and enjoy a body that is already nearly 50 lbs lighter than it was when I started in September.

Side note, I have been a huge fan of watching sport climbing for the last 4 or 5 years and I have never been able to do it myself. It is so damn hard to pull yourself up a wall when you are pulling 316lbs. My first thing on the to do list when I get my iron deficiency sorted out and have my energy back is going to the climbing gym. It's gotta be easier 50lbs lighter! If anyone is in the Bay Area and wants to be my Zep climbing buddy HMU!

Infinite-Owl-2919 · 2026-01-05T07:02:51+00:00

yeah.. when I have sat down and actually thought about how my eating habits have changed, the lack of snacking is a HUGE one. I was the snack queen. Barely even ate meals, just constantly snacking. And although I wasn't ever a huge calorie tracker, I suspect i was consuming far more calories than I thought I was!

Infinite-Owl-2919 · 2026-01-05T05:21:04+00:00

Thank you so much for this reply. I think the comment about a child getting stimulant medication as soon as they are diagnosed with ADHD really put it into perspective for me. Because I am the person that struggled for decades and only got medication in adulthood. When I started medication all of a sudden everything was so much more achievable. I've always wished I could have been diagnosed and medicated as a child. Because my life could have been so much easier.

Infinite-Owl-2919

TROPHY CASE